Largest working cell phone-world record
set by Cricket
CHICAGO, USA --Regional carrier Cricket
crafted a giant Samsung Messager out of metal, wood, lights-
measuring 15 feet wide by 13 feet tall -which sets the world
record for the Largest
working cell phone.
The device is a replica of the Samsung
Messager phone (pictured) and was built as part of Cricket's
launch in Chicago. (enlarge
photo)
Cricket
is a budget cellular service requiring no contracts or credit
checks and all plans have unlimited minutes.
The previous world record for the largest
cell phone was set by Sony/Ericsson W810i. It measured
2.50 x 1.14 x 0.49 m (8.2 x 3.9 x 1.7 ft) and was measured
at the MTN Sciencentre in Cape Town, South Africa, on September
20, 2007.
